I am very new to this whole lap-band idea and have not yet decided if it's for me. I have read about everything I can find on the surgery, but would like some more information. First off let me tell you a little about myself. I have struggled with my weight for as long as I can remember. I was always bigger than the other girls in my class and my girl cousins. I can remember starting some "crazy" diet with my Mom when I was probably about ten. My Mom has never struggled with her weight and doesn't understand what it's like. I have taken prescription weight-loss drugs, tried every fad diet out there, and done Weight Watchers. I lost about 40 pounds over three years ago, but then met my wonderful boyfriend (who also loves food, but doesn't gain a pound) and my dieting and exercising went by the wayside. I've put the 40 and then some back on. I've also recently realized that I have a severe food addiction and binge eating disorder. I have not seeked and psychological help yet, I'm working on it, but live in a somewhat rural area. I have read that lap-band surgery is one treatment for binge eating, but I'm so afraid that I will just eat my way out of the band if I don't get the binge thing under control first. Has anoyone else recognized that they have the disorder and did the surgery stop it? Any suggestions?
